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The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news.Tue, 26 Sep 2017 20:15:41 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.110374288Mystery Jeep in Patent Filing Gets Everyone’s Hopes Uphttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/05/mystery-jeep-patent-filing-gets-everyones-hopes/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/05/mystery-jeep-patent-filing-gets-everyones-hopes/#commentsSat, 27 May 2017 19:03:54 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1572356Fiat Chrysler Automobiles isn’t talking about future products, so all we’re left with is some drawings from a design patent and an undecided jury. Still, the images are intriguing, as they show a seven-seat utility vehicle a vaguely familiar face. Jeep’s mystery vehicle could be one of two planned models, one of which could make […]

]]>Fiat Chrysler Automobiles isn’t talking about future products, so all we’re left with is some drawings from a design patent and an undecided jury. Still, the images are intriguing, as they show a seven-seat utility vehicle a vaguely familiar face. Jeep’s mystery vehicle could be one of two planned models, one of which could make […]

]]>After claiming that the upcoming Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer SUVs would use a variant of the next-generation Grand Cherokee’s unibody platform, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has changed its mind. Speaking at the North American International Auto Show, FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne said the top-end SUVs will instead adopt body-on frame architecture. The change tosses the […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/01/jeeps-high-end-wagoneer-grand-wagoneer-wont-be-unibody-after-all/feed/611487993Fiat Chrysler Ponies up $1 Billion to Make Grand Wagoneer, Jeep Pickup Possiblehttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/01/fiat-chrysler-ponies-1-billion-make-grand-wagoneer-jeep-pickup-possible/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/01/fiat-chrysler-ponies-1-billion-make-grand-wagoneer-jeep-pickup-possible/#commentsSun, 08 Jan 2017 23:10:53 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1486233Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has announced funding for the last piece of the Jeep production puzzle. The automaker will spend $1 billion to retool its Toledo and Warren assembly plants in anticipation of three new models, capping off a spending spree that made this round of production plant musical chairs possible. FCA needs to unload the […]

]]>Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has announced funding for the last piece of the Jeep production puzzle. The automaker will spend $1 billion to retool its Toledo and Warren assembly plants in anticipation of three new models, capping off a spending spree that made this round of production plant musical chairs possible. FCA needs to unload the […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/01/fiat-chrysler-ponies-1-billion-make-grand-wagoneer-jeep-pickup-possible/feed/281486233Jeep Grand Wagoneer Reportedly on Hold as FCA Figures Out How Exactly to Do Thishttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/12/jeep-grand-wagoneer-reportedly-hold-fca-figures-exactly/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/12/jeep-grand-wagoneer-reportedly-hold-fca-figures-exactly/#commentsThu, 08 Dec 2016 19:30:44 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1467250Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has high hopes for the upcoming Jeep Grand Wagoneer and its ability to challenge Range Rover and Mercedes-Benz for premium SUV buyers. The proposed model’s $140,000 price ceiling keeps FCA execs up at night in giddy anticipation. However, there’s a problem: Before FCA hoists that sparkling and lucrative cherry atop its Jeep […]

]]>Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has high hopes for the upcoming Jeep Grand Wagoneer and its ability to challenge Range Rover and Mercedes-Benz for premium SUV buyers. The proposed model’s $140,000 price ceiling keeps FCA execs up at night in giddy anticipation. However, there’s a problem: Before FCA hoists that sparkling and lucrative cherry atop its Jeep […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/12/jeep-grand-wagoneer-reportedly-hold-fca-figures-exactly/feed/211467250Range-topping Jeep Grand Wagoneer to Get a Hybrid Version, Possibly a Plug-inhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/11/range-topping-jeep-grand-wagoneer-may-hybrid/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/11/range-topping-jeep-grand-wagoneer-may-hybrid/#commentsThu, 17 Nov 2016 14:07:19 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1453762We’ve seen some early images, and we know that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles feels the upcoming Jeep Wagoneer could warrant a price tag of up to $140,000. What the folks at Jeep aren’t exactly sure of is how diverse they want the brand’s flagship SUV to be when it rolls out, likely as a 2019 model. […]

]]>We’ve seen some early images, and we know that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles feels the upcoming Jeep Wagoneer could warrant a price tag of up to $140,000. What the folks at Jeep aren’t exactly sure of is how diverse they want the brand’s flagship SUV to be when it rolls out, likely as a 2019 model. […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/11/range-topping-jeep-grand-wagoneer-may-hybrid/feed/171453762Here’s Your First Look at the Jeep Grand Wagoneer (and More of the 2018 Wrangler)http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/10/ultra-lux-jeep-grand-wagoneer-wrangler-jl-spied/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/10/ultra-lux-jeep-grand-wagoneer-wrangler-jl-spied/#commentsTue, 18 Oct 2016 19:30:04 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1432825The story goes that someone at a recent Fiat Chrysler Automobiles dealer meeting acted quickly when the automaker flashed images of future Jeep models across the screen. While FCA hasn’t given the public so much as a hint of what the upcoming, range-topping Jeep looks like, we now have a better idea, all thanks to […]

]]>The story goes that someone at a recent Fiat Chrysler Automobiles dealer meeting acted quickly when the automaker flashed images of future Jeep models across the screen. While FCA hasn’t given the public so much as a hint of what the upcoming, range-topping Jeep looks like, we now have a better idea, all thanks to […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/10/ultra-lux-jeep-grand-wagoneer-wrangler-jl-spied/feed/111432825Is the World Ready for a $140,000 Jeep?http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/10/world-ready-140000-jeep/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/10/world-ready-140000-jeep/#commentsThu, 06 Oct 2016 19:00:08 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1424041The Jeep brand can seemingly do no wrong, at least on its balance sheet, but are consumers ready to shell out six figures for a top-flight SUV with a seven-slot grille? That’s the price range Jeep plans to probe with its upcoming Grand Wagoneer, the uppermost of two luxury vehicles designed to slot above the […]

]]>The Jeep brand can seemingly do no wrong, at least on its balance sheet, but are consumers ready to shell out six figures for a top-flight SUV with a seven-slot grille? That’s the price range Jeep plans to probe with its upcoming Grand Wagoneer, the uppermost of two luxury vehicles designed to slot above the […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/10/world-ready-140000-jeep/feed/821424041Upcoming Jeep Luxury SUVs Looking for a Home: Reporthttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/09/upcoming-jeep-luxury-suvs-looking-home-report/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/09/upcoming-jeep-luxury-suvs-looking-home-report/#commentsMon, 12 Sep 2016 16:05:50 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1409609Jeep’s upcoming Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer SUVs promise to make the high-flying brand plenty of moolah, but where exactly the top-shelf models will be built remains hazy. Automotive News reports that Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne might backtrack on a tentative plan to build the models at the Warren Truck plant — a move that could […]

]]>Jeep’s upcoming Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer SUVs promise to make the high-flying brand plenty of moolah, but where exactly the top-shelf models will be built remains hazy. Automotive News reports that Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne might backtrack on a tentative plan to build the models at the Warren Truck plant — a move that could […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/09/upcoming-jeep-luxury-suvs-looking-home-report/feed/221409609About Face: Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer Will be Separate Models, FCA Claimshttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/07/wagoneer-grand-wagoneer-will-separate-models-fca-claims/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/07/wagoneer-grand-wagoneer-will-separate-models-fca-claims/#commentsFri, 08 Jul 2016 13:00:41 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1376938Language is everything. Comments by Jeep brand chief Mike Manley published earlier this week implied that the upcoming Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer would be upscale versions of the Grand Cherokee, but that’s no longer the case. The two models will share the same architecture as the next-generation Grand Cherokee, which bows in late 2018 or […]

]]>Language is everything. Comments by Jeep brand chief Mike Manley published earlier this week implied that the upcoming Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer would be upscale versions of the Grand Cherokee, but that’s no longer the case. The two models will share the same architecture as the next-generation Grand Cherokee, which bows in late 2018 or […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/07/fca-cops-looming-jeep-wagoneer-grand-wagoneer-just-fancy-grand-cherokees/feed/891375098Marchionne Straddles the World, Shouting ‘Jeeps for Everyone!’http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/05/marchionne-straddles-the-world-shouting-jeeps-for-everyone/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/05/marchionne-straddles-the-world-shouting-jeeps-for-everyone/#commentsMon, 02 May 2016 16:45:56 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1335122The Jeep brand is Fiat-Chrysler’s biggest money maker, so it’s no wonder that CEO Sergio Marchionne is scattering factories around the world like a sailor’s offspring. The company’s head honcho outlined his business plan for the brand in an interview published by Automotive News, and it involves no longer having to make a “Sophie’s Choice” […]

]]>The Jeep brand is Fiat-Chrysler’s biggest money maker, so it’s no wonder that CEO Sergio Marchionne is scattering factories around the world like a sailor’s offspring. The company’s head honcho outlined his business plan for the brand in an interview published by Automotive News, and it involves no longer having to make a “Sophie’s Choice” […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/05/marchionne-straddles-the-world-shouting-jeeps-for-everyone/feed/941335122Piston Slap: Dodging the Grand Wagoneer’s Destiny?http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/12/piston-slap-dodging-grand-wagoneers-destiny/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/12/piston-slap-dodging-grand-wagoneers-destiny/#commentsThu, 31 Dec 2015 13:00:53 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1250081Shandor writes: I used to have an ’84 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. When it died, I replaced it with a new ’99 Dodge Durango. It seemed to be a fairly solid, updated replacement for the Wagoneer. My mechanic, who was a master Jeep mechanic, said that Chrysler came up with the Durango to fill the gap in […]

]]>Shandor writes: I used to have an ’84 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. When it died, I replaced it with a new ’99 Dodge Durango. It seemed to be a fairly solid, updated replacement for the Wagoneer. My mechanic, who was a master Jeep mechanic, said that Chrysler came up with the Durango to fill the gap in […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/12/piston-slap-dodging-grand-wagoneers-destiny/feed/341250081Jeep Grand Wagoneer Returning Sometime After B-Segment Crossoverhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/09/jeep-grand-wagoneer-returning-sometime-after-b-segment-crossover/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/09/jeep-grand-wagoneer-returning-sometime-after-b-segment-crossover/#commentsMon, 30 Sep 2013 19:00:39 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=532185Whispers of the Jeep Grand Wagoneer’s return have been floating around for some time now, but official confirmation has finally come from Jeep brass, with CEO Mike Manley speaking about the new model in a Detroit Free Press interview. Discussing future plans for the brand, Manley outlined his vision for a future B-Segment crossover, which he […]

]]>Whispers of the Jeep Grand Wagoneer’s return have been floating around for some time now, but official confirmation has finally come from Jeep brass, with CEO Mike Manley speaking about the new model in a Detroit Free Press interview. Discussing future plans for the brand, Manley outlined his vision for a future B-Segment crossover, which he […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/09/jeep-grand-wagoneer-returning-sometime-after-b-segment-crossover/feed/76532185Derek And Doug’s Fantastic Crap Wagons: Jeep Grand Wagoneerhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/06/derek-and-dougs-fantastic-crap-wagons-jeep-grand-wagoneer/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/06/derek-and-dougs-fantastic-crap-wagons-jeep-grand-wagoneer/#commentsMon, 10 Jun 2013 20:13:07 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=491570Doug writes: I really like the Jeep Grand Wagoneer. I think that’s because I like all boxy SUVs, which is why I’ve owned most of them. I have never, however, owned a Grand Wagoneer. One look at the local used car market tells you precisely why that is: they’re expensive. For instance: This 1984 Grand […]

]]>Doug writes: I really like the Jeep Grand Wagoneer. I think that’s because I like all boxy SUVs, which is why I’ve owned most of them. I have never, however, owned a Grand Wagoneer. One look at the local used car market tells you precisely why that is: they’re expensive. For instance: This 1984 Grand […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/06/derek-and-dougs-fantastic-crap-wagons-jeep-grand-wagoneer/feed/57491570Junkyard Find: 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneerhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/08/junkyard-find-1989-jeep-grand-wagoneer/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/08/junkyard-find-1989-jeep-grand-wagoneer/#commentsTue, 14 Aug 2012 13:00:57 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=456670Back when I wrote the Automotive Survivors series (Part I and Part II), I specified that I was only considering cars built for 20 or more years, and I included boldface text stating NO TRUCKS! NO TRUCKS! Naturally, I got barraged with weeks of hate mail from the Land Rover Jihad (because Land Rovers were […]

]]>Back when I wrote the Automotive Survivors series (Part I and Part II), I specified that I was only considering cars built for 20 or more years, and I included boldface text stating NO TRUCKS! NO TRUCKS! Naturally, I got barraged with weeks of hate mail from the Land Rover Jihad (because Land Rovers were […]